Leistungen A-Z

• Forms: Declaration on the employment relationship (standardized nationwide); you can obtain other forms specific to the authorities from your foreigners authority; these may also be available online
• Online procedure occasionally possible
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: yes

The residence permit was issued for a limited period of time for the purpose of pursuing employment with extensive practical professional knowledge. You can apply to extend your residence permit if you wish to continue your employment beyond the period of validity of your residence permit.

Apply for the extension of your residence permit at least eight weeks before the expiry of the time limit at the immigration authority responsible for your place of residence.

The same conditions apply for the extension as for the issue. In particular, you should continue to work in the IT sector and be able to demonstrate a certain salary.

The Federal Employment Agency approved your residence permit when it was first issued. If the validity of the approval has expired, it must be granted again for the extension of your residence permit.

You may have been obliged to take part in an integration course when your residence permit was first issued. If this is the case, this must be taken into account when extending your residence permit. If you have not yet taken part in an integration course, the immigration authority may reject your application to extend your residence permit. If you have not yet completed the integration course, your residence permit will generally only be extended for one year at a time until you successfully complete it or provide proof that you have been integrated into society and social life in another way.

If your residence permit is extended, it will be limited in time again. The duration of the time limit depends on the duration of your employment contract or the period of validity of the approval of the Federal Employment Agency.

As a rule, the residence permit cannot be extended if this was already ruled out when the residence permit was issued or last extended.

• You have a recognized and valid passport or passport substitute as well as a valid residence permit for the purpose of employment with a high level of practical professional knowledge.
• Your residence permit will expire in the near future.
• There is no interest in deporting you.
• Your stay does not jeopardize or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• You have a new employment contract or a new binding job offer with the same or another employer in the IT sector.
• Your salary will continue to reach at least 60% of the contribution assessment ceiling for pension insurance. In 2020, 60% corresponds to a minimum gross salary of EUR 4,140 per month or EUR 49,680 per year (limit applies to the whole of Germany).
  The Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community publishes the contribution assessment ceiling in the Federal Gazette every year by December 31 of the previous year (see further information).
• You can continue to secure your livelihood and health insurance cover independently without claiming public benefits.
• You have received or renewed approval from the Federal Employment Agency to take up employment (approval is usually obtained from the immigration authority). For approval to be granted, your working conditions (in particular salary) must be comparable to those of a German employee in the same position.

• Valid passport
• Current residence permit
• Original of your employment contract or a binding job offer with salary details (please use the standardized form Declaration of Employment )
• Current biometric photo
• Current registration certificate
• Proof of your health insurance
• Tenancy agreement

Extension of residence permit:

• for a further stay of up to three months:
  EUR 96
• for a further stay of more than three months:
  EUR 93

Under certain conditions, a fee reduction or fee exemption may be possible.

Note: The residence permit in the form of the electronic residence permit must be reissued for the extension. The fee for reissuing the card body is EUR 67.00.

You must apply for an extension of your residence permit at the foreigners authority responsible for your place of residence. The procedure is as follows:

• Depending on the foreigners authority and your request, it may be possible to apply via the Internet. Find out whether your foreigners authority offers electronic application for a residence permit.
• If you can only apply in person, make an appointment with the immigration office.
  During the appointment, your application will be accepted and your supporting documents checked (bring these with you to the appointment). Your fingerprints will be taken for the renewal of the electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• In the case of an electronic application, the Immigration Office will contact you after receiving your application to arrange an appointment at the Immigration Office. During the appointment, your documents will be checked (bring them with you to the appointment) and your fingerprints will be taken for the renewal of the electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• If your application is approved, the Foreigners' Registration Office will arrange for the eAT card to be issued.
• After about six to eight weeks, you can collect the eAT card from the immigration office.
• The eAT card must always be collected in person.
• There is a fee for extending the residence permit. The time and form of payment vary depending on the authority.

In the state of Brandenburg, the immigration authority of the district/city is responsible

• The extension should be applied for at least eight weeks before your valid residence permit expires.
• In the event of an extension, the new residence permit will again be issued for a limited period. The validity depends on the period of validity of your employment contract and the approval of the Federal Employment Agency.
• Objection period: 1 month

The foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence

In the state of Brandenburg, the immigration authority of the district/city is responsible

The foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence

In the state of Brandenburg, the immigration authority of the district/city is responsible

§ Section 8 (1) in conjunction with. § Section 19c (2) AufenthG

§ Section 19c (2) Residence Act (AufenthG)

§ Section 42 (1) no. 2 Residence Act (AufenthG)

§ Section 6 Employment Ordinance (BeschV)

• Residence Act
• Employment Ordinance

• Information on the residence of skilled workers without vocational or academic training, including IT specialists without formal qualifications, on the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (German): https: //www.bamf.de/DE/Themen/MigrationAufenthalt/ZuwandererDrittstaaten/Arbeit/FachkraefteOhneAusbildung/fachkraefte-ohne-ausbildung-node.html
• Information on the residence of skilled workers without vocational or academic training, including IT specialists without formal qualifications, on the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (English):
  https://www.bamf.de/EN/Themen/MigrationAufenthalt/ZuwandererDrittstaaten/Arbeit/FachkraefteOhneAusbildung/fachkraefte-ohne-ausbildung-node.html
• This is how you can access the annual announcements of the Federal Ministry of the Interior on the minimum salary required for a residence permit for IT specialists without formal qualifications: Open the website of the Federal Gazette and enter the words "Bekanntmachung zu § 6 der Beschäftigungsverordnung" in the search mask there.
• You can also obtain free advice on entry, residence and employment from the "Hotline Working and Living in Germany" of the Federal Government's portal for skilled workers from abroad.
  Telephone: 030 1815-1111
  Service hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 16:00

Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs of the State of Brandenburg